{"product_id":"school-connections-margaret-a-gibson-9780807744376","title":"School Connections: U.S. Mexican Youth, Peers, and School Achievement","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection examines the ongoing social dynamic between peer relations and academic achievement, bringing together the latest thinking from prominent scholars in anthropology, psychology, sociology, and education. These expert contributors: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAddress two key questions overlooked in the literature on Mexican-descent youth: In what ways do peers and peer relationships influence the school performance of Mexican-origin high school youth? In what ways do schools participate in structuring these peer relationships? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvide a theoretical discussion of the concept of \"peer social capital\" and the ways in which relationships among students can help to promote school achievement. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Present six new studies that analyze the diverse types of peer interactions and influences in various school settings between Mexican-descent youth and their non-Mexican peers as well as among Mexican-descent youth themselves. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLink prior analyses with recommendations for policy and practice, indicating where findings may be applied to the critical issue of raising the school achievement of a significantly underachieving portion of the American youth population.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Margaret A. Gibson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807744379\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807744376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Teachers College Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.38w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2004 pg. 428\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2004 pg. 711\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2005 pg. 84","brand":"Margaret A. Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086896771327,"sku":"9780807744376","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_583e885e-f28f-4721-80e1-056244a8a3bc.jpg?v=1769097197","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/school-connections-margaret-a-gibson-9780807744376","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}